Re: ext2 ext3 ?

[Gerard Robin <robin.jag@free.fr>]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 04:36:43PM -0500, Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:24:49 +0000 Gerard Robin <robin.jag@free.fr> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 08:03:16AM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote:
> >
> > > Besides the tune2fs command you need to update /etc/fstab and change
> > > ext2 to ext3 at the appropriate places. If you are using the stock
> > > 2.4.18 that should be all, but verify with 'cat /proc/mounts' that you
> > > really do have ext3.
> >
> > 'cat /etc/fstab' :
> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > #
> > # <file system>	<mount point>	<type>	<options>			<dump>	<pass>
> > /dev/hdb3	/		ext2	defaults,errors=remount-ro	0	1
> > /dev/hdb1 	/boot 		ext2 rw				0	2
> >  
> > there is not ext3 ?
> (snip)
> > but perhaps I have to recompile the kernel whith CONFIG_EXT3-FS=y ?
> 
> Nope, just need to change the above two "ext2" entries in your fstab to
> ext3 and ensure that you've created the journal for both of them (as the
> previous poster indicated) with:
> 
> - tune2fs -j /dev/hdb3
> - tune2fs -j /dev/hdb1

thanks, now  /proc/mounts contains:

/dev/root  / ext2 rw 0 0  instead  /dev/root  / ext3 rw 0 0   
/dev/hdb1 /boot ext3 rw 0 0  (it's ok)

I did 'mkinitrd  /lib/modules/2.4.18-386'   
and I have got strange things on my screen but it doesn't work.
  
 
-- 
Gerard